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Phantom Valley snowpack
NRCS SNOTEL station 688 at 9,030 ft in Grand County, Colorado, in the Colorado Headwaters basin, with daily records since Sep 30, 1980. Latest reading Oct 29, 2026.
Snow water equivalent
—
of the 1991–2020 median for this date · 33% of average
SWE today
0.1 in
median 0 in · average 0.3 in
Water-year precipitation
56%
of average since Oct 1 · 1 in vs. 1.8 in
Toward the normal peak
1%
of the average peak, 9.5 in around Mar 17
This water year against the normals
Water year 2027Water year 20261991–2020 median1991–2020 average
Water-year precipitation
Water year 2027Water year 20261991–2020 average
Peak snowpack by water year
Since 1981 this station's snowpack has peaked as high as 20.3 in (May 3, 2011) and as low as 6.6 in (Apr 3, 1981). The 1991–2020 average peak is 9.5 in around Mar 17.
| Water year | Peak SWE (in) | Peak date | % of normal peak | April 1 SWE (in) | Days of data |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 6.9 | Mar 6, 2026 | 73% | 0.4 | 364 |
| 2025 | 10.5 | Apr 5, 2025 | 111% | 10.2 | 365 |
| 2024 | 9.6 | Mar 29, 2024 | 101% | 9.5 | 366 |
| 2023 | 13.4 | Apr 4, 2023 | 141% | 12.8 | 365 |
| 2022 | 8.5 | Mar 23, 2022 | 89% | 7.4 | 365 |
| 2021 | 9 | Mar 30, 2021 | 95% | 8.6 | 365 |
| 2020 | 13 | Mar 29, 2020 | 137% | 12.5 | 366 |
| 2019 | 10.3 | Mar 24, 2019 | 108% | 9.9 | 365 |
| 2018 | 10.6 | Apr 9, 2018 | 112% | 9.6 | 365 |
| 2017 | 13.3 | Mar 7, 2017 | 140% | 9 | 365 |
| 2016 | 11 | Apr 1, 2016 | 116% | 11 | 366 |
| 2015 | 9.1 | Mar 3, 2015 | 96% | 6.9 | 365 |
| 2014 | 13.3 | Apr 8, 2014 | 140% | 12.7 | 365 |
| 2013 | 10.4 | Apr 23, 2013 | 109% | 7.1 | 365 |
| 2012 | 7.3 | Mar 5, 2012 | 77% | 0 | 366 |
| 2011 | 20.3 | May 3, 2011 | 214% | 17.8 | 365 |
| 2010 | 8.4 | Mar 12, 2010 | 88% | 6.9 | 365 |
| 2009 | 10.7 | Apr 8, 2009 | 113% | 10.1 | 365 |
| 2008 | 11.7 | Apr 12, 2008 | 123% | 9.9 | 366 |
| 2007 | 9.1 | Mar 10, 2007 | 96% | 6.7 | 365 |
| 2006 | 11.1 | Mar 27, 2006 | 117% | 10.6 | 365 |
| 2005 | 8.6 | Mar 21, 2005 | 91% | 8.2 | 365 |
| 2004 | 6.7 | Mar 6, 2004 | 71% | 0.9 | 366 |
| 2003 | 12.1 | Apr 8, 2003 | 127% | 11.7 | 365 |
| 2002 | 8.7 | Mar 20, 2002 | 92% | 6.4 | 365 |
| 2001 | 9.4 | Mar 30, 2001 | 99% | 9.4 | 365 |
| 2000 | 12.2 | Apr 4, 2000 | 128% | 11.9 | 366 |
| 1999 | 8.7 | Mar 16, 1999 | 92% | 5.6 | 365 |
| 1998 | 9.9 | Mar 10, 1998 | 104% | 7.6 | 365 |
| 1997 | 13.1 | May 2, 1997 | 138% | 10.5 | 365 |
| 1996 | 15.4 | Mar 27, 1996 | 162% | 14.7 | 366 |
| 1995 | 8.8 | Mar 6, 1995 | 93% | 6.1 | 365 |
| 1994 | 10.2 | Mar 11, 1994 | 107% | 8.5 | 365 |
| 1993 | 14.4 | Apr 20, 1993 | 152% | 12 | 365 |
| 1992 | 9.9 | Mar 28, 1992 | 104% | 9.6 | 366 |
| 1991 | 9.5 | Mar 30, 1991 | 100% | 9.2 | 365 |
| 1990 | 8.6 | Apr 5, 1990 | 91% | 8.3 | 365 |
| 1989 | 8.5 | Mar 2, 1989 | 89% | 7.7 | 365 |
| 1988 | 12.2 | Mar 25, 1988 | 128% | 12.2 | 366 |
| 1987 | 6.7 | Mar 24, 1987 | 71% | 5.3 | 365 |
| 1986 | 13.8 | Mar 22, 1986 | 145% | 12.3 | 365 |
| 1985 | 8.5 | Apr 7, 1985 | 89% | 8.3 | 365 |
| 1984 | 15.3 | May 6, 1984 | 161% | 10.6 | 366 |
| 1983 | 13.7 | May 1, 1983 | 144% | 10.1 | 365 |
| 1982 | 10.2 | Mar 25, 1982 | 107% | 9.7 | 365 |
| 1981 | 6.6 | Apr 3, 1981 | 69% | 6.5 | 365 |
Water years with fewer than 150 days of data are omitted. Data: NRCS National Water and Climate Center AWDB (station 688:CO:SNTL), pulled nightly; current-year values are provisional. Station location: 40.398, -105.8461. Other stations in the Colorado Headwaters basin are listed on the basin page.